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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±3 ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 442-447 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.5 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
20 kHz (-60 dB), 40 kHz (-70 dB)
Filters ? 2 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system 5 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 440-445 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
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Accessories ? ? CTCSS unit
PS-5 Power supply with built-in clock
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY JRC-NRD-000525 KENWOOD-TR-008300